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CONVENTION NOTES.

tONN ENllON NOlES.
On our arrival at Fairmont we were greet
ed by delegation of white ribbon ladies
whose very looks and tones said welcome"
In company with Miss Flora b. Sier we
hastened at once to the church where VIC
received the benefit of the last part of an
executiye meeting. A few words from the
State President and prayer from Mrs. Du-
val and we were dismissed with the feeling
of greater responsibility than ever
The promised lecture ON Hygiene and
Heredity, by DR.. Hattie Jones, was a sue
cess. If any one failed to admire the ec-
ture, he could not fail to admire the hand
some speaker.
At least two of West Virginia's fayorite
white ribboners were present, Mrs. Buell.,
now of Evanston, and Mrs Martin, of Bal
timore. Mrs. Martin referred to the esti-
mate set upon the w. G. T. U. by the b. &
o. officials. In order TO retain Mrs. Martin
and the Misses Smith and Sherman, they
made them secretaries that they might be
entitled to passes. twas proposed to make
their salary fifty cents, but even the b. &
D. was too generous for this and made il
one hundred dollars each. Mrs. Martin
entreated the ladies not to pa,ronize the
railroad on the Sabbath.
When in her report on Social Purity,
Mrs. Kendall, of Parkersburg said :, "An
ounce of mother is worth pound Of cler-
gy," we noticed that n clergyman who at
tended all the public sessions, dropped the
paper which he was reading and began to
listen.
No change of State officers was made cx-
cept that of Vice President. Mrs. Porter
expecting to leave the State in few months,
Mrs j. A. Smith was elected to take her
place. Mrs. johnson was unanimously re-
elected to the presidency. Mrs. Moore, of
Charleston, and Miss Siler were appointed
to conduct her TO the platform. As they
came up the aisle, the convention rose and
sang the doxology. Soon after her intro
duction, Mrs. Merrick said that many Of
the ladies had never seen Mr.. Johnson, and
were anxious to know Mrs. Johnson's hus-
band. Hewa accordingly presented, when
Mrs. johnson gracefully stepped forward
and said that three-fourths of the credit
which was given her belonged to him.
1t is proposed to hold session Of three
days next year. Parkersburg asked for the
convention and no other invitation being
given, this was accepted
A department Of finance was created with
Mrs. Sallic B. Carskadon as Supcrintend-
ent. This makes her member of the Ex-
ecutive Committee. With her interest in
the cause and her good sound judgment on
finance and business generally, our Golfers
will doubtless be overilowing.
The entire session was most harmoni-
Gus one None will remember it save with
the pleasantest recollections. II there was
any sign of impatience, it was perhaps
justly manifested in a small executive meet
ing, towards the woman with hobby.
The editors Of West Virginia were per-
haps more complimented than any other
class Of men. Again and again was il re-
peated that if the amendment failed of rat
iication, it could not be laid at the door Of
the Press. In her report on Press Work,
the superintendent stated that thirty papers
in the State are willing to give space to the
w. G. T. L.
A resolution complimenting the editors
of the State who have aided the ladies by
publishinging w. C.. r. U. matter and no.
tices Of the convention was also passed.